Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 292 | 284 | 280 | 178 | 170 | 346 | 357 | 308 | 314 | 466 | 631 | 916 | 1279 | 717 | 589 | 337 | 263 | 234 | 183 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.93m | 4:02AM1.91m | 4:25PM1.90m | 4:49AM1.90m | 5:10PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.11m | 9:51PM0.12m | 10:14AM0.14m | 10:37PM0.14m | 11:03AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 184 | 151 | 284 | 280 | 178 | 170 | 346 | 253 | 286 | 276 | 266 | 198 | 196 | 1009 | 717 | 438 | 337 | 263 | 234 | 183 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | E 14 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 395 | 292 | 9 | 81 | 62 | 142 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 118 | 113 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SSW 17 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | — | 6 | 95 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 162 | 24 | 72 | 161 | 284 | 357 | 308 | 314 | 466 | 631 | 916 | 1279 | — | 589 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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